The Libertines

The Libertines - Cant Stand Me Now Live guitar tab

Artist: The Libertines

Track: Can't Stand Me Now

Tabbed By: Tomsk

With reference to Jonathan Ross Performance '04

Guitar 1: Pete Doherty

Guitar 2: Carl Barat

=========Intro==========

Bass line

G|----------------------|

D|----------------------|

A|----------------------|

E|--00-44-77-99---------|

Guitar 1

e|--0-------------------|

B|--0-------------------|

G|--9-------------------|

D|--9-------------------|

A|--7-------------------|

E|--0-------------------|

Guitar 2

e|--12x12-etc----11-12--| fast finger-picking

B|--12-12--------12-12--| no consecutive pattern

G|----------------------|

D|----------------------|

A|----------------------|

E|----------------------|

Guitar 1

e|----------------------|

B|-------12--------12---|

G|--13-14---13(h)14-----|

D|----------------------|

A|----------------------|

E|----------------------|

e|-----------------------|

B|-----------------------|

G|----9-9-8-9------------|

D|----9-9-8-9--11-9-8-6--|

A|----7-7-6-7--9--7-6-4--|

E|--0-0------------------|

e|--9---7----5---7---0--|

B|---9---77---5---7--0--|

G|----9----8---6-----9--|

D|-------------------9--|

A|-------------------7--|

E|-------------------0--|

=========Verse========

(Lyrics may vary)

Guitar 1

E

"An ending fitting for the start

A

"you twisted, tore our love apart your

e|--9-9--7-7--5-5(/)7-7--|

B|--9-9--7-7--5-5(/)7-7--|

G|--9-9--8-8--6-6(/)8-8--|

"light fingers threw the dart

"shattered the lamp and into darkness cast us out"

"Oh you've got it the wrong way round

"you cut me out and try to blame it on the brown

"cornered, the boy kicked out at the world

"the world kicked back a lot harder now"

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==========Bridge===========

Guitar 1 - Downstrokes

Pete is on Beat 1 throughout this section

E E

"If you wanna try

"If you wanna try

Cm

"What's the worst you can do? uh-o-oh

"I know you're right

"I know you're right

"Im still in love with you

Guitar 2 - Upstrokes

Carl starts on Beat 1, then plays on the off-beat

E E

"If you wanna try

E Cm

"If you wanna try

Cm Cm

"What's the worst you can do? uh-o-oh

"I know you're right

"I know you're right

"Im still in love with you"

This part is very tricky so i have set out the metre for Carl.

________________________

|----1----2----3----4----| 1,2,3,4 = the beat. (4:4)

|----*--------------*----| the star represents a stroke.

|---------*---------*----|

|---------*---------*----|

|________________________|

_________________________________________________________________________________

B A

"Take me anywhere, I can't take you anywhere

B A

"Take me anywhere, I can't take you anywhere

F# B

"I'll take you anywhere that you wanna go"

===========Chorus===========

Guitar 1

e|--0-------------------|

B|--0-------------------|

G|--9-------------------|

D|--9-------------------|

A|--7-------------------|

E|--0-------------------|

Guitar 2

e|--0-------------------|

B|--5-finger-picked-----|

G|----------------------|

D|----------------------|

A|----------------------|

E|----------------------|

Guitar 1

E

"Oh you can't stand me now"

A

"you can't stand me now"

"you can't stand me now"

E

"you can't stand me now"

"you can't stand me now"

A

"you can't stand me now"

E A

"Oh how we long to keep it together

Cm B

"or do we just keep on pretending

A B

"and hope our love is never ending

E A

"try to pull the world I wasn't feeling too clever"

Cm B A B

"Aww.......Spendin'..............need a meandin'(drunk?)"

Guitar 2

"Oh how we long to keep it together

e|--0----5p4-------------|

B|--5---5---5------------|

"or do we just keep on pretending

e|--7-5-4---5-4----5p4---|

B|-------------5--5---5--|

Outro

After Second Chorus

Guitar 2

"Can't stand me now"

e|--5p4--5p4--5p4--5p4--5p4---|

B|-----5----5----5----5----5--|

G|----------------------------|

D|----------------------------|

A|----------------------------|

E|----------------------------|

e|--7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-0--|--/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11/12--|

B|---------------------|-------------------------------|

G|---------------------|-------------------------------|

D|---------------------|-------------------------------|

A|---------------------|-------------------------------|

E|---------------------|-------------------------------|

e|--12-11/12-12-14-12-12-14-12-12--|--17p16----X5--|

B|---------------------------------|-------17------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------|

D|---------------------------------|---------------|

A|---------------------------------|---------------|

E|---------------------------------|---------------|

e|--19-19-19-19-19--19--17-17-17-16-16-12-12-12-11/12--|

B|-----------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|--12-12----12----12-----|

B|-------14b---14b---14b--|

G|------------------------|

D|------------------------|

A|------------------------|

E|------------------------|

Guitar 1

When Carl plays at 19th fret Pete moves from

e|--0-----12(h)14--|

B|--0-----12-------|

G|--9--to-13-------|

D|--9-----14-------|

A|--7-----14-------|

E|--0-----12-------|

____________________________________________________________________________

The Positions:

A A B B Cm E E E F#

e|-5---0---7---2---9---0--0--12--2--|

B|-5---2---7---4---9---0--0--12--2--|

G|-6---2---8---4---10--9--1--13--3--|

D|-7---2---9---4---11--9--2--14--4--|

A|-7---0---9---2---11--7--2--14--4--|

E|-5---0---7---2---9---0--0--12--2--|

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